Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-17


Miss Lena Perry, Messrs. George b.
Hennebcrry, u. p. Taliaferro, Paxton
Pollard, Knox Pannill, Seaton Chris
tim. and J. M. Henderson.
From Petersburg-MissL Lula B. An
derson and Messrs. William b. Taylor
and John w. Friend. Jr.
From Roanoke-Messrs. L. l.. Pow.
ell, X. W. Prince, t. J. Hunter, j. J.
Quinn, =. W. Pope, Judson d. Cobb,
L. Il. Coleman, and ID. IL. Scott.
From Danville-Messrs. James ].
Pritchett, Q. A. Neal, and j. w. Bos-
well.
From southampton County-Miss G.
Blunt Parker.
From Charlottesville-Mrs. r. F.
Mason, Miss Virginia Mason, and Miss
Lizzie Niche.
From Alexandria-Mr William Cowl-
ing.
From Allegheny Springs-Mr. Il. C.
Moore
From Wilmington, n. C.-Mr. I. NJ.
Emerson.
From Henderson, n. C.-Mrs. ID. Y.
Cooper, Mr.. S. 2. Cooper, Miss Jen-
ME Perry, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Zol-
licoffer.
From Opelika, Ala.-Mr. William
Pulliam.
From Dadeville, Ala.-Mr. William
Gray.
From Washington - Mr.. L. J.
Gresham.
From Chicago-Mr. L. W. Staples.
From BaltimOre-Miss Emma Glider
sleeve and Mr.. Joseph &. Williams.
From New York-Mr. S. Onderdonk.
From Boston-Mr. i. ". Sargent.
From Birmingham, Ala.-Mr. Z. w.
Porter.
From Atlanta, Ga.-Misses Lille and
Annie Cunningham.
From the above it will be seen that
the Blue Ridge is still on the "boom."
There is hardly vacant room in the
whole establishment, and Mr.. Brown
informs me that he will be compelled
to make large additions Immediately
to accommodate the eyer-increasing
number of the invaders.
PRIVATE THEATRICALs.
Miss Zaidee Tennent arranged very
clever little dramatic performance for
last Tuesday, which went off with great
ecldt. 1t was a parlor representation
of W. d. Howell's Mousetrap." The
dramotis perSOn@ were as follows:
Mrs. ROJCrts, Miss Sue Miller Mrs.
CWwin. Miss Gamble; Mrs. Miller,
Miss Miller Mrs. Ben,is, Miss Mary
Tennent Mrs. Sinners, Miss Zaidee
Tennent Mr.. Willis Campbell, Mr..
Tansill. All the performers covered
themselves with glory, as O matter OF
course, and the audience were unani-
mously delighted with the bright little
piece and its still brighter interpreters.
BRILLIANT GERMAN.
AS foreshadowed in my last, the most
brilliant and delightful german of the
season WIS given last Friday by Mr..
and Mrs. Philip f. Brown. Your fair
readers will want to hear something
about the toilets-cd va sans dire
so / will do my best to crafty them,
although the task is quite beyond my
limited powers. In fact, to do even the
sltnderest justice to such theme the
pen should at least be of the female
persuasion and my pen, being unfor-
tunately Of the less discriminating
order, can give but mere outline
sketch at best.
The chaperones were Mrs. James
Branch in white muslin dress, en-
broidered in buttercups and trimmed
with profusion of orange ribbon, with
diamond ornaments; Mrs. Joseph
Estes, in black velvet dress, en- tr0ine,
with point lace and ostrich plumes,
diamond ornaments; Mrs. John Ten
nent, in navy-blue rhadama, with white
point. lace and diamonds; Mrs. r. +.
Mason, in black silk dress, with jet
trimmings and diamonds. The german
embraced the bal poudrG element,
dancers, chaperones, and fair proper
ton of the spectators being adorned
with "powder, paint, and patches"
The effect was very picturesque
and the scene unusually attractive.
Mr. George II. Davis, Jr., of Peters
burg, was the leader. and introduced
some very beautiful figures, several of
them new and elaborate. Mr.. Ed.
Frye, of Coyner's. assisted Mr.. DAVIS,
and rendered excellent service. The
favors were exceptionally handsome and
numerous, and enjoyment reigned SUI
preme.
THE DANCERS
were Miss Lena Perry, in white crepe |
de chine, trimmed with maroon velvet /; i
Miss Emma Gildersleeve, in blue null,
with maroon velvet trimmings Miss |
Virginia Mason, in pink surah,
trimmed with lace Miss Lizzie Niche, |
in cream satin, trimmed with |
illusion and roses; Miss NJ. Il. |
HeathenngtoD, in white surah dress,
embroidered with daisies, pink ostrich
tips Miss Sue Miller, in pink silk |
dress. trimmed with black lace Miss
Mettie Strattop, in rosc-colored silk,
black velvet trimmings, and diamonds;
Miss Juliet Powers, black lace, trim.
med with corn-colored ribbons Miss
Lula Powers, pink surah, with drapery
Of pink tulle ; Miss Zaidee Tennent,
light-blue surah and brocade, with
polnt-lace trimmings; Miss Mamie
Tepnent, Cambridge-blue silk, with
MORE waist and sash (; Miss Helen
Levy, rose-colored silk and creme de
chine; Mrs. w. T. Emerson, black
velvet, with lace trimmings. and dia-
mond ornaments; Miss Lulu Mil
Ter, lght-blue surah and crys-
tal trimmings Miss Clarke, white
gros-gyain silk, trimmed with white
Illusion Miss Lillian Archer, white SUI
nh skirt with bodice Of olive plush
Mics Maggie Higgins, white surah !;
Miss Irene Pleasanfs, black silk, with
ulle draperies and Jet tournaments Miss
Blanche Dreyfuss, white muslin, with
,Iue trimmi1es; Mias Carrie Talbot
ifAt blue ~, tulls trimmings. Il